BridgeBio’s Attruby Could Benefit From ‘Best-Case’ Label, Lower Price

The US FDA approved the TTR-stabilizing drug for ATTR-CM, with the drugmaker pricing it below that of Pfizer’s Vyndaqel/Vyndamax.

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BridgeBio’s Attruby (acoramidis) has the potential to be a highly competitive treatment for patients with transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) with its recent US Food and Drug Administration approval, thanks to the drug’s favorable labeling and lower price.

The FDA approved Attruby late on 22 November based on results from the Phase III ATTRibute-CM study, in which the...

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